Spiralling memorial by Kimmel Eshkolot Architects is dedicated to Israeli soldiers
Israeli practice Kimmel Eshkolot Architects has created a memorial dedicated to Israel's fallen soldiers at the country's national cemetery in Jerusalem. More
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Frank Gehry's Eisenhower Memorial breaks ground in Washington DC
The controversial memorial to former US president Dwight D Eisenhower, designed by Frank Gehry, has finally begun construction in Washington DC after years of opposition. More
Gay rights activist Harvey Milk to receive stepped memorial in San Francisco's Castro
The work of late gay rights activist and politician Harvey Milk will be celebrated in San Francisco's famous Castro District with a large set of ramping steps, designed by US architecture firm Perkins Eastman. More
David Adjaye and Ron Arad to design UK Holocaust memorial
British architect David Adjaye and Israeli architect Ron Arad have been named the winners of a competition to create the UK's National Holocaust Memorial in a park near the Houses of Parliament in London. More
Studio Libeskind completes Canada's first Holocaust monument in Ottawa
Daniel Libeskind's architecture firm has finished work on the National Holocaust Monument in the Canadian capital, formed from tall concrete walls laid out like a warped Star of David. More
"The architectural world seems to be responding to Charlottesville with deafening silence"
When neo-Nazis are marching in the streets, architects need to step up and confront the issues surrounding colonial monuments, argues Phineas Harper. More
Norway scraps plans for controversial memorial near site of 2011 Utøya terrorist attack
Plans to cut a "wound" into a Norwegian peninsula in memory of the victims of terrorist Anders Breivik have been abandoned following years of opposition from locals. More
BBGK Architekci uses stained concrete walls to create Katyn Museum inside Warsaw barbican
Red concrete walls frame a chasm leading to a memorial inside Warsaw's barbican, which commemorates the thousands of Polish citizens murdered by the Soviet secret police during the second world war. More
Jan Kempenaers documents Soviet-era war memorials in black and white photo series
Belgian photographer Jan Kempenaers has documented a series of second world war memorials across Europe, from a neglected lattice-wrapped library to the star-shaped entrance to a fortress. More
Rudy Ricciotti sinks Rivesaltes Memorial Museum in furrow at former French military camp
This museum on the site of a former French military and internment camp near Perpignan comprises a 240-metre-long concrete block with large openings puncturing its gently inclined roof. More
Campaign launches to fund David Bowie memorial for Brixton
A crowdfunding campaign to bring a lightning-bolt statue in memory of David Bowie to London aims to raise just under £1 million in 28 days. More
Giles Miller and Forbes Massie imagine towering monument with walls of offset bricks
Designer Giles Miller has worked with visualiser Forbes Massie to draw up designs for a huge monument with a cross-shaped plan and textured brick walls. More
"However brutal, the Yolocaust website gave meaning to Berlin's Holocaust memorial"
By juxtaposing selfies taken by visitors to Peter Eisenman's Holocaust memorial with archive photos from concentration camps, artist Shahak Shapira has revealed why design that shames is important, says Owen Hatherley in his latest Opinion column. More
Foster, Adjaye and Libeskind shortlisted for UK Holocaust memorial
David Adjaye, Zaha Hadid Architects, Foster + Partners and Daniel Libeskind are among the 10 shortlisted teams competing to design the UK's National Holocaust Memorial in London. More
Monument by RAAAF and Atelier de Lyon will commemorate "Dutch struggle against water"
RAAAF and Atelier de Lyon have revealed plans for a monument commemorating the huge feat of engineering behind the Dutch Delta Works – a vast network of dams, sluices, locks and levees designed to prevent flooding in the Netherlands. More
Belarusian Memorial Chapel by Spheron Architects is dedicated to Chernobyl victims
Spheron Architects has completed a small wooden chapel for the Belarusian community of north London to commemorate victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. More
Berlin Holocaust memorial wouldn't be built today, says Peter Eisenman
The deconstructivist memorial to the murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin wouldn't get built in today's xenophobic social climate, according to its architect Peter Eisenman. More
Bourgeois Lechasseur erects memorial on fish factory ruins in Quebec
This monument to seamen by Canadian studio Bourgeois Lechasseur Architects stands on the site of a fish processing plant that was destroyed in a fire. More
Gehry's Eisenhower Memorial finally approved by former US president's family
The Eisenhower family has withdrawn its rejections to the Frank Gehry-designed memorial, proposed for Washington DC to honour the 34th president of the United States (+ slideshow). More
Norway moves to scrap plans for controversial Utøya memorial
The Norwegian government has offered to abandon plans for a memorial to the 77 people murdered during the terrorist attacks of 22 July 2011, after fierce opposition by local residents. More